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Mpirical trainer and CEO Gavin

Gavin Mitchell

Mpirical CEO & Technical Trainer

Summary

Mpirical’s 5G Core, LTE and IMS voice expert. Gavin heads Mpirical’s product portfolio which includes all of our training, as well as NetX and NetXplore.

Mpirical trainer Gavin presenting in the green screen studio for on-demand video training

Professional Capabilities

Development and delivery of Mpirical’s training portfolio, including a number of vendor specific solutions. Key areas include:  

  • Introductory training on all generations of cellular.
  • System engineering level on 45, 5G and IMS Voice solutions.
  • 5G related topics including Private 5G, Network Slicing, Policy Control, Transport Networks and Open RAN.
  • Detailed signalling analysis of LTE EPC, 5GC and VoLTE/VoNR core networks.

Additional Skills and Strengths

  • Strategic planning for future course portfolios.
  • Project management for customer training solutions.
  • Effective team player and motivator.
  • Proven track record in developing complex training programs in the fields of instructor led, web based and video training.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, both in front of the class and on camera.
  • Significant breadth of knowledge across the mobile industry.
Mpirical trainer Gavin presenting onsite

Professional Experience History

  • Director.
  • Training Manager.
  • Senior Trainer.
  • Royal Air Force Engineer.

Education

  • MSc in Mobile Telecommunication Engineering.

Gavin's latest courses

Deploying Open RAN for 5G
5G
15th December 2025, 13:00

Deploying Open RAN for 5G

This short course explores the deployment of Open RAN within 5G, encompassing areas such as Open RAN key concepts, 5G and 3GPP C-RAN, Split 2 and Split 7-2x options, O-RAN Alliance Architecture and finally, focus on the O-RAN Alliance RAN Intelligent Controllers.
3 Hours
Intermediate
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IMS and PCC System Engineering
Multi Technology

IMS and PCC System Engineering

Proving a baseline level of knowledge related to the IMS, covering driving factors, deployment, architectural components, protocols, registration, session establishment, billing and policy control.
9 Hours
Intermediate
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IPv6 Fundamentals
Related

IPv6 Fundamentals

Focussing on key IPv6 features, IPv6 Base Header format, IPv6 addressing, address autoconfiguration and finally, an overview of migration strategies.
3 Hours
Intermediate
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5G Protocols
5G

5G Protocols

This course provides a detailed explanation of the 5G NAS, RRC, NGAP, PFCP and Service Based Interfaces protocols.
12 Hours
Advanced
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5G Protocols - Service Based Interfaces
5G

5G Protocols - Service Based Interfaces

Providing an analysis of the operation and utilization of 5G Core SBIs, covering basic SBI interaction, HTTP2/JSON, SBI protection and key use cases.
3 Hours
Advanced
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5G and Transport Networks
Related

5G and Transport Networks

Covering key impacting factors such as New Radio, NG-RAN, Network Slicing and MEC, as well as packet transport technologies (OTN, Ethernet and MPLS).
3 Hours
Intermediate
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Cellular Location Services
Multi Technology

Cellular Location Services

End to end view of cellular location services, covering concepts, architecture, technology generations and location finding techniques.
4 Hours
Intermediate
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Introduction to VoNR
5G

Introduction to VoNR

Exploring key aspects of 5G voice services, including VoNR concepts and drivers, end to end architecture, initial procedures, call establishment and interworking, including EPS Fallback.
3 Hours
Beginner
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